OUR CHECK PRESENTATION TO THE CAC. L-R: JANE TOOLEY; KALEIGH LAWRENCE, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF CAC; ALICIA SHANNON, CEO OF CAC; AND JOY WEINER.
A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS
The HPPA and HPTA would like to thank the HP Community for making our annual “Play It Forward” Charity Event, held January 25, a tremendous success! Once again, your generous donations of time and money enabled us to collect close to $11,000 for our charity, the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), and give away $800 in cash prizes. Prize winners included Dee and Ron Nyman, Bill Fechter, and Don Kenyon.
Alecia Shannon, CEO of the Center, attended our Round Robin and Event Brunch. She thanked the community, and gave a wonderful summary of CAC’s services. Sarah Wrasse was instrumental in organizing donations of baskets for our silent auction. Lynn Roberts, HPPA Board member, and volunteers created beautiful tablescapes, turning the Palms Dining Room into our theme, “Hearts on the Court.”
TENNIS PLAYERS JAMIE UNGER,
DIANE GERMANI,
AND CAROL ANN WENTZELL.
AUCTION BASKETS AND DONATIONS.
On March 26, HP representatives Steve Jamrose, Joan Tooley, and Joy Weiner attended the annual CAC Gala/Fundraiser held at the beautiful Alderman House in downtown Fort Myers. It was a beautiful affair, and our $10,000 “check” was recognized as the first donation of the night, setting up donations of over $280,000. That was $100,00 over what was raised in 2025! It’s our hope to include them as our charity again next year, raising even more money to help them with a shared purpose of ensuring every child in SWFL grows up safe, supported, and heard.
EVENT ARE (L-R): GLORIA SCHOLL, DEBBIE KEYSOR,
NANCY ROGERS, WHITEY SORNAT, MAUREEN HANRAHAN,
BRENDA GINTER, AND KIM SCHLUMPF.
